[Thomas (CrØss_Bl₳de)]

I don’t know what Fantasy is classified into.

Does anyone know?

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[Hope Ann]

As in… fantasy is speculative fiction? Or what is fantasy? Or how many kinds of sub-genres of fantasy are there?

[Linyang Zhang]

This is probably a tangent, but what does a fantasy book look like within a fantasy book?

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[Hope Ann]

Ooo, hmmm. It depends on the definition of fantasy, I suppose. XD I had a girl reading a book in a fantasy world once, and it was about a futuristic type of setting. Though I suppose it could also involve powers and magic that the world doesn’t have. A world with fire powers obsessed with stories where water powers are a thing and such. Now I want to see this…

[Naiya Dyani]

I’m also interested in the subgenres of fantasy. . . I’m very fuzzy in that area! 😄

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[A.N. Parker]

Thomas (CrØss_Bl₳de) wrote:

I don’t know what Fantasy is classified into. Does anyone know?

Classified into? Not sure. I believe it might be speculative fiction, as that covers fantasy, a lot of sci-fi, some historical fiction, and a decent amount of horror. Here’s a really good Venn diagram I found from Annie Neugebauer (saying that so the Copyright Monster doesn’t chase after me! 😁).

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[Linyang Zhang]

@bigideaskc Ooh that clears up a lot. So what exactly is speculative fiction? Something like Kafka’s Metamorphis?

"I set a melody upon the scenery I saw outside my window;
It's beginning in my spacy world."
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[Hope Ann]

It’s basically…not real. So involves magic or superpowers or sci-fi or supernatural fiction.

Google defines it as: a genre of fiction that encompasses works in which the setting is other than the real world, involving supernatural, futuristic, or other imagined elements.

[Hope Ann]

Also, here’s a cool list of fantasy sub-genres. You have to scroll down a little. I’ve not even heard of some. Honestly, you can couple about any genre with the term ‘fantasy’ and make something out of it, I think. Even if there isn’t an official term, it’s still a ‘steampunk fantasy’ or ‘western fantasy’.

Also here’s that link: http://bestfantasybooks.com/fantasy-genre.php

[Naiya Dyani]

*throws up hands* Then I’m not quite sure what to call my story. I think the only thing not real about it is the world. And the plants, I guess. Nothing crazier than the real world (which, admittedly, is pretty crazy sometimes). *sighs* Well, guess I’m back to figuring out what I’m writing. . .

Hearts are like matter--they can be beaten down, torn, and burned, but they cannot be destroyed.

[Hope Ann]

@naiya-dyani If the world isn’t real, then it’s speculative fiction; probably fantasy. 😉 There’s lots of kinds. Some have magic. Some don’t. There’s one fantasy series that is pretty much ‘this world’ except for the names of the lands and peoples. So there’s lots of kinds.

[Naiya Dyani]

@hope-ann Haha, that sounds like Ranger’s Apprentice. . . XD

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Linyang Zhang wrote:

@bigideaskc Ooh that clears up a lot. So what exactly is speculative fiction?

@devastate-lasting Pretty much exactly what @hope-ann said below. ⬇️

Hope Ann wrote:

It’s basically…not real. So involves magic or superpowers or sci-fi or supernatural fiction. Google defines it as: a genre of fiction that encompasses works in which the setting is other than the real world, involving supernatural, futuristic, or other imagined elements.

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Hope Ann wrote:

Also, here’s a cool list of fantasy sub-genres. You have to scroll down a little. I’ve not even heard of some. Honestly, you can couple about any genre with the term ‘fantasy’ and make something out of it, I think. Even if there isn’t an official term, it’s still a ‘steampunk fantasy’ or ‘western fantasy’. Also here’s that link: http://bestfantasybooks.com/fantasy-genre.php

@hope-ann Cool, thanks! I’m sure that’ll be helpful. 😀

Naiya Dyani wrote:

*throws up hands* Then I’m not quite sure what to call my story. I think the only thing not real about it is the world. And the plants, I guess. Nothing crazier than the real world (which, admittedly, is pretty crazy sometimes). *sighs* Well, guess I’m back to figuring out what I’m writing. . .

Hope Ann wrote:

@naiya-dyani If the world isn’t real, then it’s speculative fiction; probably fantasy. 😉 There’s lots of kinds. Some have magic. Some don’t. There’s one fantasy series that is pretty much ‘this world’ except for the names of the lands and peoples. So there’s lots of kinds.

@naiya-dyani @hope-ann Hmm… Well, I’d say it depends. It can still be a different genre even if it’s in a different world. In short, having your WIP set in a fictional world doesn’t make it fantasy. For example, Star Wars is sci-fi, but there are many planets and none of them are real. 😂 Unless they were… A long time ago… In a galaxy far, far away… 😯😏

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[Thomas (CrØss_Bl₳de)]

Okay, there’s a lot. Thank you everyone!

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